The Portland daily press., 1887-02-15
XLIXth CONGRESS-. SECOND SESSION.
SENATE.


Mr.. Hale presented protest of the Speran-
zaclub against the ratification Of the extradi-
tion treaty with Great Britain. Referred to
the committee on foreign affairs.
Mr.. George presented petition Of some
men in Mississippi asking an appropriation
Of 500 a piece to transport them to Liberia.
Referred to the committee on education and
labor.
Mr. Gibson offered resolution which was
adopted, requesting the President to furnish
copies of all correspondence relating to the
nrrcut, triol end diseh.rga of A. X. Cutting,
United States citizen by authorities Of
Mexico.
On motion Of Mr.. Cameron, the Senate
took up for consideration, yeas, 81 nays, II
the bill introduced and reported by Mr.. Hill,
to increase the naval establishment.
Mr. Plumb asked whether the kind Of yes
sells to be built would be under the control of
the President.
Mr. Cameron replied that it would not
Mr.. Cameron then addressed the Senate in
advocacy Of the bill.
On motion Of Mr.. Hawley an amendment
was added to the second section In these
words: Save that in all their parts they
shall be of American manufacture.
On motion OF Mr.. Morgan a section was
added requiring the construction of vessels
on the Pacific coast, three on the Gulf of
Mexico and four on the Atlantic coast
Mr.. Van Wyck inquired whether provision
was made in the bill for war vessels on the
lakes.
Mr.. Hale, chairman of the committee on
naval affairs, replied that a companion bin
to the pending measure (Which he would call
up at an early day covered the features of
floating batteries or RATS for harbor de-
fences, torpedo boats and torpedo appliances,
and also Of light draught gunboats for use
in the western lakes.
Mr.. Butler, Ia member of the committee on
naval affairs, suggested to Mr.. Hale that he
would add that both bills Cam
eron's and Hale's) had unanimous sanction
OF the committee on naval affairs.
MIR. Van Wyck made calculation that the
aggregate amount appropriated in these bills
and in the twin ordnance bills recently
passed would reach $70,0O0,000.
Mr.. Hale said, that even If they did their
expenditure would range through a period of
from three to six years, and therefore would
only interfere to that extent with the treas
ury surplus.
AT O'clock the presiding lofficer laid be-
fore the Senate the unfinished business, il
being the Eads-Tehuantepec bill.
Mr.. Cameron moved to postpone that bill
till tomorrow so as to go on with the naval
bill The motion was defeated yeas, "a I;
nays, %.
Mr.. Morgan took the floor and replied to
some of the arguments made by Mr.. H0ar on
the subject of the Gadsden treaty, and Clay
ton and Bulwer treaty as to whether or not
He said he had not announced the opinion
that the Clayt0n-Bulwer treaty was dead, but
had announced firm conviction it ought to be
abandoned. As to the Gadsden treaty Mexico
had never expressed a desire for is abroga-
tion or given notice it had lapsed or become
Intellectual. That treaty gave the United
States the right of transit to the Pacific
ocean for troops, and munitions Of war, and
he preferred to preserve that right rather
than give it up to serve the purposes or in
terests of Captain Eads.
He honored Mr.. Eads, but was not his
worshipper. He respected him, but he was
not his follower He would do him justice
and grant him every advantage which the
| government could give him, but he was not
| his slave. He expressed a belief that the
| proposed ship railway could never be Of any
| use for the transportation of large vessels Of
war; still he was willing to give the corpora
| tion chance to go before the capitalists Of
| the world and engage all the money it could
| get but when the interests of the govern
ment had to get out Of the way and be yield
ed up for the advantage of private enter
| prise, he did not propose to assent to 1t. He
| favored the Nicaraguan route for q canal.
| Mr.. Hoar replied to Mr.. Morgan. He
sketched the origin and purpose Of the Mon
roe doctrine and said the new gloss and
perversi0n of it heard from the Senators on
the other side Of the the chamber, and, he
was sorry to say, was repugnant to the law
| OF nations, to the purposes of George
Corning and John Quincy Adams to the
genius spirit and honor Of the American peo-
pie as to sound morality. 1t was a doctrine
| ludt WOuiu uIlNt away, dldIlu anu tHt-
mics of the 10 South American republics and
the republic of Mexico which it was the first
interest OF this government to make its
friend.
The House amendment to the Senate bill
for the redemption of the trade dollar was
presented and referred to the committee OF
finance.
The Senate at 445 O'Clock went into execu.
tive session and adjourned at sos o'clock.
HOUSE.
Mr. Henderson of Iowa, called up the res
olution offered by him ON Monday last dis
charging the committee Of the whole from
further consideration of the Senate bill
granting pension 10 Mary 5. Logan, anC
| making that bill a special order for tomOr
row Immediately after the reading of the
| Journal
Mr. Breckenridg of Kentucky, made I
point Of order that 1t was not competent fol
the gentleman to call up the resolution fol-
action, but that it must be referred to the
committee on rules. A discussion followed
after which the Speaker said in view Of pre-
vious decisions the chair had little doubt as Il
the right of a member to give the notice
to the change Of rules, but the question upor
which the chair had very grave doubts was
as to the status of the matter when again
called up. The chair would like to examine
into that. The question matter was then
laid over until tomorrow.
Mr. Wise of Virginia, from the committee
on naval affairs, reported resolution call